Thinking of others...

Today's in class assignment was about coming up with a Presidential candidate that you think would win the election.  At first, it didn't seem to be too hard of a task, however once you realize that not everyone else thinks the same way you do, it becomes more complicated.

Obviously it is easy to come up with a list of qualities that I personally would like our next president to have, however, everyone has their own wants/needs, and its hard to make everyone happy.

This relates to a problem I'm sure marketers have when deciding how to promote their brand.  They cannot please everyone, but they can try to capture the majority.  I'm sure one of the most difficult parts of the job is thinking outside of their comfort zone and trying to put themselves in other people's shoes.

That is a skill that is so useful in almost any part of someone's life.  Having the ability to thinking about how others feel will help you be an all around more successful person.